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With buckets and water testing kits, they do their testing.564 views
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After bicycling through eastern Lake Toya, I continue my trip around Lake Toya as I head north, entering Toyako town.330 views
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Near the Toya Mizunoeki is Toya High School whose Environment Club regularly take water samples from Lake Toya to test the lake's water quality. They go behind the Toya Mozunoeki and take water samples with plastic buckets.259 views
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Lake Toya and swan, Hokkaido227 views
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Sculpture: by Aiko Miyawaki, 宮脇 愛子「うつろひ」 This is at the western edge of Toyako Onsen. It was past 5 pm when I got back to Toyako Onsen by bicycle.225 views
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Sculpture: Recovery, by Rei Nibe 二部 黎「復活」217 views
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Ukimido pagoda, Lake Toya, Hokkaido 浮見堂202 views
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Lake Toya and swans, Hokkaido199 views
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Right side of Ukimido pagoda, Lake Toya.196 views
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Nakajima islands and swan, Lake Toya, Hokkaido191 views
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Inside the refrigerated warehouse. There are two large rooms, one is filled with snow (seen in the back wall) and the other has the produce.124 views
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Well-placed sculpture at Ukimido: Dream Toya, by Mitsuaki Sora, 空 充秋「夢洞爺」116 views
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Sculpture: I was…I will, by Masaru Bando 坂東 優「I was(過去)…I will(未来)」115 views
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Vinyl house113 views
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The Matsuhashi family later moved away from Toya village and entrusted the statue to a local temple.113 views
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Toya Mizunoeki, a local shopping place and rest house in northern Lake Toya. A good place to rest, eat, and inquire at the tourist info counter. とうや水の駅112 views
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Sculpture: Dreamy Lake View, by Masafumi Maita 眞板 雅文「湖景夢想」111 views
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Sculpture: Alveolus, by Goro Kakei 掛井 五郎「胞」111 views
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Cherry blossoms and Toyako Onsen in the distance.111 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome sign on entrance of Toya Mizunoeki.107 views
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One girl takes notes as the others give her their test results.107 views
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Toya Shonen Shizen no Ie (Toya Nature House for Youth) is a lodging and seminar facility. 道立洞爺少年自然の家106 views
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How the lake was formed.106 views
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Inside Toya Mizunoeki, they sell local produce, tourist souvenirs, etc.106 views
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The sculpture on the right: Wave Play, by Kyuzaemon Orihara 折原 久左ェ門「波遊」106 views
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A path of stones lead to the Ukimido.105 views
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Around 1912, a Buddhist priest traveling north reached Toya village and rested at the Matsuhashi home. He gave a statue of Prince Shotoku Taishi to the family and said that they and the village shall prosper by taking care of it.105 views
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Upon the wishes of the local people, they built the Ukimido pagoda in 1937 and put the Shotoku Taishi statue on the altar inside. They also started the annual Shotoku Taishi Festival every July.105 views
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Silo Lookout Point in western Lake Toya is not on the lakeside road. It is on a highway running almost parallel to the lakeside road. Not really accessible by bicycle.105 views
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Nakajima islands as seen from northern Lake Toya.104 views
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The Ukimido houses a small statue of Prince Shotoku Taishi. Inside, it still looks quite new.104 views
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Left side of Ukimido pagoda, Lake Toya103 views
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Behind Ukimido pagoda, Lake Toya103 views
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Nakajima islands102 views
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Ukimido Park102 views
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Personal computers for public use inside Toya Mizunoeki in northern Lake Toya. Notice the G8 Summit flags.101 views
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Ukimido101 views
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Snow in the refrigerated warehouse. In winter, they use a snow plow/blower to shoot the snow into the room. The temperature is adjusted by ceiling fans and the wall shutters which can open or close.101 views
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Silo Lookout Point100 views
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Color charts are used to assess the water quality. This is for phosphoric acid.100 views
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Takarada Nature Footpath along the lake shore. 財田自然観察道99 views
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Northern Lake Toya includes the Takarada Nature Footpath along the lake shore. 財田自然観察道99 views
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Ukimido pagoda juts out into the lake on a narrow islet connected by a stone bridge.99 views
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View from the Ukimido's tiny balcony.99 views
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For nitrate.99 views
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Northern Lake Toya98 views
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Inside Toya Mizunoeki98 views
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Northern Lake Toya98 views
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Local residents then launched a project to rebuild the Ukimido and through numerous donations, a new Ukimido and Shotoku Taishi altar statue was completed in July 2004.98 views
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The students do various tests, each one does a specific task. 洞爺高等学校98 views
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Take home your trash!97 views
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View of Lake Toya behind Toya Mizunoeki.97 views
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Cherry blossoms and Ukimido pagoda.97 views
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However, on Oct. 15, 2003, the Ukimido was struck by lightning and both the building and Shotoku Taishi statue were lost in the fire.97 views
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Silo Lookout Point97 views
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This refrigerated warehouse for vegetables uses winter snow as the coolant, reducing the electricity bill.97 views
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Reeds barely grow here.96 views
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Pier96 views
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Nakajima islands as seen from northern Lake Toya. They seem to look the same from whichever direction. Totally conical islands.96 views
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Inside Toya Mizunoeki96 views
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Outside Toya Mizunoeki fronting Lake Toya.96 views
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Another major sight in Lake Toya is the Ukimido pagoda in northern Lake Toya.96 views
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Ukimido means "floating view temple."96 views
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The Ukimido is the focal point of the lakeside Ukimido Park.96 views
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Near the Silo Lookput Point is this large refrigerated warehouse for vegetables operated by the Toya JA agricultural cooperative. 野菜貯蔵用雪蔵(雪エネルギー利用)96 views
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Takarada Nature Footpath along the lake shore.95 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Welcome sign on window of Toya Mizunoeki in northern Lake Toya.95 views
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The lake shore behind the Toya Mizunoeki also has swans.95 views
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G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit welcome banner at a gas station in northern Lake Toya.95 views
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View behind the Ukimido pagoda, with the Nakajima islands.95 views
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Nakajima islands as seen from western Lake Toya.95 views
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Another nesting swan.95 views
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After the water testing is done, they throw back the water into the lake.95 views
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For Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD).95 views
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Kannon hut in Tsukiura. Here and there in Lake Toya are Kannon statues.94 views
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Nesting swan94 views
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More cherry trees.94 views
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Cherry blossoms and Nakajima islands94 views
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Balcony facing the lake on the upper floor of Toya Mizunoeki.93 views
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Mt. Usu and Toyako Onsen in the distance.92 views
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Lakeside road in western Lake Toya.91 views
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Takarada Nature Footpath along the lake shore. 財田自然観察道89 views
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Inside Kannon hut.89 views
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Nakajima islands as seen from western Lake Toya.89 views
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Inside Toya Mizunoeki, fresh vegetables for sale.88 views
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